ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES

Our highest priorities are maritime safety, the work environment on board and the environment. We are constantly working on improving these areas. By combining the latest shipbuilding technology with our long experience in the tanker segment, we can now build a very energy-efficient tanker. A vessel that is both adapted to the North European market and satisfies our high demands on a minimum of environmental impact.

By using LNG as fuel it is possible to achieve significant environmental advantages in comparison with low-sulphur marine gas oil, which many shipping companies will be switching to when the more stringent sulphur regulations come into force in 2015. LNG reduces emissions of SOx by 99 per cent, NOx emissions by almost 97 per cent and particulate matter by over 99 per cent. The newly built ships will also emit 40 per cent lower volumes of CO2 than a conventional tanker today.